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Amsterdam's Ban on Meat and Fossil Fuel Advertising Comes Into Effect (earth.org)

submitted 2 days ago by Sepia@mander.xyz to c/world@quokk.au

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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/51503858

Over 50 cities, mostly European, have either restricted or tabled motions to introduce formal limitations on the advertisement of polluting products and services. Some – including several Dutch municipalities, Stockholm, Edinburgh and Sydney – have banned them altogether.

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[–] Barley_Man@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While meat can be sustainably produced in certain regions. That isn't true in the Netherlands. They are absolutely filled to the brim with livestock with huge issues with water pollution and algal blooms as a result. Good on them for trying to reduce their meat consumption.

[–] cosmos8188@leminal.space 3 points 2 days ago

This is important to realise. They just hit the limits of local meat production - supply and demand isn't working anymore, so they transition to a more economic and efficient source. This also does make it more environmentally friendly as a side effect, its more implicit in this case.